May 2007 - Posts

Salt Spring Island Relocation Expert
Salt Spring Island Relocation Expert is just one of my many skills. I can put you in touch with all moving services; cablevision, phone, moving companies, storage units, car insurance or just about anything else you can think about. I want you move to Read More...
Posted 31 May 07 03:22 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
Salt Spring Island BC real estate living cost comparison on electric rates
Salt Spring Island BC real estate living cost comparison on electric rates. BC Hydro our provincial electric supplier has the lowest price per kwh in North America. British Columbia is a mountainous province that has an abundance of rivers and dams which Read More...
Posted 31 May 07 10:26 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
Salt Spring real estate speculation tip on Crofton BC
Salt Spring real estate speculation tip on Crofton BC. Catalyst paper just sent out a news release on the state of the mills and things are looking bleak. With the high Canadian Dollar and lowers newsprint consumption they are into a fight for survival. Read More...
Posted 30 May 07 12:13 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
Salt Spring Island real estate agents home tour tomorrow
Salt Spring Island real estate agents home tour tomorrow. There are eight Salt Spring island homes for sale on the tour. It is always nice to see the new listing. I would like to take pictures and do a small write up on each place but sorry I'm not Read More...
Posted 29 May 07 04:28 by Scott Simmons | 1 Comments   
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I'm still alive and here on Salt Spring Island. I woke up in heaven today after my trip to hell and back.
Yes I got up this morning and kissed the ground. That may sound silly but it is true when you are scared, cold, hungry and tired it is nice to come home to heaven on earth (Salt Spring Island BC). Read all about my trip to hell and return to heaven; http://escapetosaltspring.blogspot.com/ Read More...
Posted 28 May 07 11:39 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
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Off line for 48 hrs. Will have my wife June monitor all emails
Note that this information is outdated. She will be able to log you onto PCS system. Will be on the Swiftsure race Read More Read More...
Posted 24 May 07 10:34 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
Salt Spring Island is now in the Southern Gulf Islands...Malcom Island...is moved
Thanks to the people that run the NLS they took my suggestion and acted on it in one day. They had all the Gulf island including Malcom Island listed together. Now Malcom Island looks like a nice place but it is not in Georgia Strait. The early explorer Read More...
Posted 24 May 07 06:14 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
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Check out what Salt Spring island BC waterfront looks like
Salt Spring Island Waterfront photo's are now up on my web site. Not all 80 shots turned out but I managed a few good pictures. Have a look at the Salt Spring Island waterfront . See the great pictures of Cape Keppel. Cheers Scott http://www.escapetosaltspring.com Read More...
Posted 22 May 07 04:27 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
The 33rd annual Round Salt Spring island race was on Saturday
I managed to take 80 pictures of Salt Spring island waterfront homes and hope to have them posted on the net by tomorrow. Then I am going to add a little description of each area. Stay tuned for the complete race report go here to Scott's Salt Spring Read More...
Posted 21 May 07 06:36 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
This is not a Salt Spring Real Estate post this is a frog post
This is not a Salt Spring Real Estate post this is a frog post. Don't miss this great event tomorrow night! May 18th (Friday) Amphibians of the Southern Gulf Islands : Who's At Risk, and How Are They Studied? What species of amphibians live on Read More...
Posted 17 May 07 07:53 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
Salt Spring Island Real Estate home buying tip
Salt Spring Island Real Estate home buying tip. When you want to buy a home on Salt Spring remember that the listing agent is working for the home seller. If you tell them that you like the house, I mean "really like the house" they will tell Read More...
Posted 17 May 07 06:02 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
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Well I was not going to go in the Round Salt Spring yacht race this weekend but...
I had someone ask me to go on their new 38 ft boat and how could I turn them down. His crew canceled at the last moment and my boat is out of action at the moment so why not. Its a nice race 42 miles around the island. Since I'm a crew member on this Read More...
Posted 16 May 07 04:44 by Scott Simmons | 1 Comments   
Salt Spring real estate report on water rates
Salt Spring real estate water report May 2007 This is a comparison of water rates for Salt Spring island BC, Vancouver BC and Seattle WA. All volume charges are computed per hundred cubic feet (CCF). Salt Spring Water rates for 2008 Group A up to one Read More...
Posted 15 May 07 03:37 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
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Well it was spring cleaning day on Salt Spring today...
I cleaned out the old web site. Checked for spelling errors, put stuff in the closet and just threw out the trash. It is amazing all the clutter you build up over time. It was a wholesale clean up. Sometimes the hole web site thing is just to much. We Read More...
Posted 12 May 07 02:57 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
Salt Spring Real Estate blog post is it on a well...?
Salt Spring real estate blog post on a "well"? What do you mean it has a well. I hear this all the time. Chances are if you are moving here from a big center you just turn the tap and water comes out. The same thing happens here but half the Read More...
Posted 11 May 07 06:27 by Scott Simmons | 1 Comments   
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Salt Spring Real Estate is selling with no slow down in sight.
Salt Spring real estate is bucking the national trend because of the Demographic shift in the North American population. Last night on the news three people said west coast real estate was not slowing due to low interest rates and low unemployment. The Read More...
Posted 10 May 07 12:39 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
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Why do you need Scott Simmons as your Salt Spring Real Estate Agent when you buy here?
One reason is Salt Spring real estate is a total jumble of zoning, land use bylaws, ALR, DPA, the list goes on and on. In the six years I have been here I have been gathering all the knowledge I can about local issues like the new OCP that is coming out. Read More...
Posted 09 May 07 07:33 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
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Golf Golf Golf now I must say I'm not a good golfer but I do like my own Salt Spring golf course
Yes my own Salt Spring Golf course. When I renovated our house I had to put in a new septic system and noticed that it was going to be big, round, sand and flat. With a google here and there I found http://www.putting-greens.com/index.html . What a site Read More...
Posted 05 May 07 02:52 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
I'm feeling better today back into the blog. blog on. I just have this desire to do some welding....
Sometimes when I'm feeling down I like to get out the welder (I weld with a stick, not a little MiG, but the big stick, high amperage, will weld or cut any steel) and make something. I have been known to go at it all night. Welding is really a night Read More...
Posted 04 May 07 04:03 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
Sorry no Blog post today. Taking the whole blogging day off.
No witty post today, no Salt Spring this or that. Just don't feel up to it today. Will be back blogging tomorrow. Think I will curl up and read a good book on hum...well... its just that kind of day. Maybe I will take Rex for a walk in the forest Read More...
Posted 03 May 07 03:50 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
Salt Sping Island makes it into Costal Living Magazine.
In the last week Salt Spring Island has been featured in two magazines. Pacific yachting and Coastal Living, now it is not a huge thing to get a write up in Pacific Yachting magazine it is published in Vancouver and is about the BC coast but to make it Read More...
Posted 02 May 07 04:59 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
WWOOF WWOOF are you thinking of buying a farm on Salt Spring then you should know about wwoofers...
Willing Workers On Organic Farms (wwoof) and World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms. It is a great way to get workers on your Salt Spring farm. Young people from around the world vacation in Canada and volunteer on Organic Farms. Its a win win for Read More...
Posted 02 May 07 11:43 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
The one Book all Real Estate Agent and savvy home buyers should read...
"Bought Not Sold" by Ray Wilson should be mandatory reading for all agents. How many agent know why some Realtors continuously over price houses and don't sell their listings. Have you ever wonder why some brokerages want their agent to Read More...
Posted 01 May 07 04:12 by Scott Simmons | (Comments Off)   
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